TheGunBlog.ca — Canadians bought roughly 30,000 AR-15 target rifles in the lead-up to PM Trudeau’s political attacks of 01 May 2020. The data, shared here for the first time, show the magnitude of the shopping spree to counter the crackdown.
TheGunBlog.ca — Here’s a truth about personal safety: Nobody can prevent you from being attacked. So why do some politicians say they can keep you safe? Their promise of “public safety” is a lie.
TheGunBlog.ca — “The Gun Chase” by CityTV is a factual and informative video documentary about Toronto’s illegal gun trade. It’s part of a mass-media landscape that mostly portrays firearms and their users in a bad light.
Here’s our quick analysis of last night’s show.
TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s gun imports fell for the third consecutive year in 2020, one of the most-turbulent years for the firearm industry.
We analyze the highlights based on the December 2020 import data Statistics Canada published today.
TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s gun market in 2020 was one of the most-turbulent in the history of the firearm industry.
Following are five factors that defined the market. Many of them continue to affect business in 2021.
TheGunBlog.ca — An Ontario Superior Court found a man “not guilty” of murder this month for shooting someone who died moments later, allowing the accused’s claim of self-defence.
We look at the judge’s decision for insight into how courts analyze and interpret the legal defence of Self-Defence.
Highlights
– Federal Court Hears Injunction Motion to Stop Liberal-RCMP Crackdown
– New Zealand Shows How High Gun Confiscation Costs Can Go
– ‘Guns Are a Disease,’ Ontario Judge David Harris Said in 2020 Decision
– Lorne Gunter: RIP Dennis Young, A Champion of Canada’s Firearms Owners
– PDF of Government’s Appeal of Ryan Stark Court Win in Alberta
TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s Federal Court held an all-day hearing today on the injunction motion to stop the Liberal-RCMP mass gun confiscations underway.
Here’s a summary of what happened.
TheGunBlog.ca — Following is our Q&A from 2018 with Dennis Young, who died of cancer this week after a quarter century advocating for the rights of Canadian gun owners.
TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s rifle imports rose 6.4% in the first nine months of the year, Statistics Canada data showed today, putting shipments on course for their first annual increase in three years.
Shotgun and handgun imports dropped.
Update following today’s Federal Court meeting on the six cases challenging the Liberal May 1 Orders in Council.
Updated daily throughout the week.
Highlights This Week
– You’re Not Selling a Handgun, You’re Selling a Mindset
– Toronto Mayor John Tory Pursues ‘National Handgun Ban’
– U.S Demand for Guns Causing Supply ‘Pinch’ for Ontario Hunters
– O’Toole Names Shannon Stubbs Shadow Minister for Public Safety
Updated daily throughout the week.
Highlights This Week
– Petition E-2574 Against Liberal Attacks Closes With 230,905 Signatures
– Court Battles to Stop Confiscations Could Drag Out for 5 Years: Burlew
– Glock Won’t Offer Its New Retro G17 Gen 1 Model P80 Pistol in Canada
– Green Party Frontrunner Annamie Paul Wants Confiscations
– Ontario MP Mellilo: Survey Shows Constituents Oppose Liberal Attacks
TheGunBlog.ca — The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal by a homeowner saying he shot and killed an intruder in self-defence, its first self-defence case since the government updated the Criminal Code in 2013.
Case: Peter Khill (Ontario)
Keep reading for key points, context, PDF by Khill’s lawyers, and links.
(Update Aug. 12: We are updating the How to File section as we get more information.) TheGunBlog.ca — Canadians are going to court to fight the governing Liberal Party and federal police’s mass firearm confiscations targeting hunters, farmers, sport shooters and collectors. Following is a Q&A with “CameronSS” on why and how they applied for…
TheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP is playing politics and favourites in the mass firearm confiscations it’s running for the governing Liberal Party, signalling a breakdown in its role as federal police and regulator of gun owners.
Updated daily throughout the week.
Highlights This Week
– CCFR Organizes Ottawa Rally to Fight Liberal Party Attacks
– Firearm Imports Slump 23% in Second Quarter 2020
– Alberta Updates Wildlife Regulation to Boost Hunting, Conservation
– Self-Defence Shooting: Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Peter Khill
– Black Creek Labs Plans First Canada-Made Pistol in Over a Decade
– Ontario Superior Court Judge David Harris Shows His Gun Hate
TheGunBlog.ca — Brian McRae, who oversees municipal hunting and fishing issues for the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, comments in an interview below on municipal firearm by-laws.
TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian gun imports, a key health indicator for the firearm industry, slumped 23% in the second quarter of this year from last year, as shipments of Italian shotguns, Finnish rifles and Czech handguns declined.
Newest Update: Aug. 02
TheGunBlog.ca — The five teams fighting the governing Liberal Party of Canada’s gun-confiscation order in federal court had their first meeting with the Federal Court today.
Includes downloadable motions to intervene from:
– Canadian Taxpayers Federation
– National Firearms Association
– Coalition for Gun Control